Wichita eagle., 1887-02-25
THE EXCURSION
Yesterday from Wichita to
Wellington and Return a
Grand Success.
The Visitors Met at the Depot by the
Citizens and Shown the City
All Speak Kindly Words
for Wellington.

o that if one hundred and twenty tickets coul
be sold all would pronounce the enterprise
grand success. In fact, no one of those VIII
that that number would be reached. Tn
plain and happy fact is, however, that on
) hundred and forty persons took advantag
Of the excursion rates to spend a day in tn
beautiful little city Of Wellington. Whel
: it became known that SO many had boarded
the train both the originators of the enter
prise and excursionists were happy, and al
decided to have a good time. Will
this prevailing idea the train speed
ed along, and although making gooc
time, did not seem TO go hall
fast enough One hour and half found the
parry at the end of their trip. The depot
grounds were covered with hacks and pri
vate carriages 1t was no red ia be occasion.
No introduction was required, but the clever
invitation, "Come along and ride with me
and will show you the town." was the well
come word of every one 1t was free ride,
a free show and free day. The drivers We'd
with each other in accommodating the visi-
tors Such a reception was expected and
such it was. When all had been given COM
Portable seats in conveyances they were
shown the city and its many creditable fea-
lures noticed The press representatives
from Wichita are especially thankful for the
accommodations of Mr.. d. Brunswick and
his private carriage.
| The city is situated on rolling land and as
a result can boast of superior drainage ia
cilities.
The attention of the visitor is soon attract
ed by the superior class of Buildings The
imposing business blocks of brick,
stone and marble is one Of the
many attractive features. The next
thing that catches the eye is the
crowd of customers that are to be seen in the
| business establishments. The residence por
tion of the city is fully in keeping with the
business streets. The Queen Anne, Neo-Gre-
clan and many other styles of architecture
are displayed and elegant residences with
everything cheerful about them aid much in
making it truly lovely city.
Among the numerous business blocks are
building, opera house, which would be in
every respect a credit to any town in the
state, the Nickle Plate block, Standard
block, and to these must be added the court
house. 1t is three stories high with a base
ment, s1i is built of stone. The tower is
one-hundred and twenty feet high, from
which after tiresome journey can be seen
the entire city encirclipg it. The cold, swift
breeze may relieve you of your hat and make
you think of a land that is colder than this,
but the wide-reaching and beautiful view
causes the visitor to loath a departure. The
court house and they don't forget to remark
that it is paid for.
Prominent among the public benefits is the
gas works. The water works, with mains
along the business and principal residence
streets. is numbered among the many con-
veniences. Two electric light companies,
with brisk competitive rates, give the city
desirable advantages. The street railway
company operates four and one-half miles of
line.
Prom inent among the industries are the
Touring mills. They are three in number,
and the daily output is six hundred barrels.
The surrounding country being especially
adapted to raising wheat, the mills are
looked upon as being by no means exotic
The pork packing house gives O market for
twenty -five thousand swines yearly.
The people of the city congratulate them
col toll cd,
their city is connected with every small
town in the county and all the leading
ne, ghboring cities. There are three large
brick scho oil buildings which accommodate
LOCO pupils. Two buildings will be erected
during the coming summer. These added to
the many magnificent church buildings
speaks well for the educational advantages
and morality of the city.
The press gang was in the after
noon introduced to the elegant
turnout of Mr.. w. A. Black.
Mr.. Black seemed to delight in giving the
pointers right and left but it was universally
decided that there was something about him
almost unexplainable. He forgot to intro
duce the parlance of his profession and tell of
snap upon ''snap," as is the rule. The idea
that real estate man could lend peace to a
visitor seemed an impossibility to all who
become acquainted with the strange phencn-
eua-especially as they were Wichitans.
There was al intimation that his company
was not suggestive of a sale and hence the
leniency.
At 6:l0 in the evening the party left on
return trip and arrived at 40 All expressed
themselves as well pleased with the citizens
of Wellington by whom they were so kindly
treated.
NORMAL - HOOI.